Cord tire



W. KLINE.

'PNEUMATIC TIRE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 23, 1919.

@ 3 4 Patented Mar. 30,1920.

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UNITED STATES" PATENT ioFFIoE.

WALTER xnmn, or .mosnnonn, oHro, nssr'enon To .THE IINTERLOCKING- com) TIRE AND BELT COMPANY, or AKRON, oir'ro.

PNEUMATIC TIRE.

To all whom it mag ransom:

I of January Be it known that I, WALTER KLINE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Mogadore, in the county of Summit and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pneumatic Tires, which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to improvements in pneumatic tire casings, particularly to an improved reinforclng structure between the inner and outer sheathings of the casing.

In my previously issued Letters Patent 8, 1918, No. 1,252,7O3, I have disclosed a tire construction embodying a so-called corded casing, which in practice has afforded a maximum degree of resiliency,

' at the same time preventing a separation of tion.

' edges.

lapping and interlocking layers in one gen- .the cords, as in the ordinary cord casing,

due to punctures, stone bruises and the like. The present disclosure embodies the same general characteristics as my aforesaid patent, and has for its primary obyect to improve somewhat on this patent and thus provide a stronger and a stall more durable construction. Y In the construction of my improved casing I prefer to employ the so-called cords in the form of what might be termed loosely woven ta es, having strong strands or tension membersinterwoven in their outermost These cords are applied in two overeral diagonal direction, and another similar pair of layers in the OPPOSltQ, dlagonaldlrecg For a more detailed description, reference'should now be had to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of a portion of my improved caslng, having parts thereof cut away to show the interior construction; and

Fig- 2 is an enlarged diagrammatm section of the cords, showing the manner of overlapping and interlocking.

In the preferred embodiment of my 1nvention I employ a casing 4:, having an inner sheathing (not shown in the drawing) and an outer sheathing 5, between which are placed two series of overlapping and interlocking cords; one series 6 lying next to the innersheathing in one general diagonal di- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented M31330, 1920.

Application filed April 23, 1919. Serial No. 292,050.

rection, and the other series 7 lyin next to theouter sheathing 5 and extending in a diagonal direction opposite the series 6.

In construction, series 6 and Tare identical, hence I will describe only one series in detail. Each series is made up of two overlapping and interlocking layers of cords. These so-called cords are made up in the form of narrow, loosely woven tapes 8, having interwoven in their edges strong tension members 9. In the construction of the cas of cords is placed, the web portions 11 of which are positioned: across the abutting and outstanding edges of the cords first laid. It will now be seen that the tension members 9 in-the edges of the last laid cords will lie in the depressions 11 of the first laid cords in such a manner as to interlock their edges and at the same time the first laid cords interlock the edges of the last laid cords.

It is, of course, understood that the cords may be embedded in rubber gum before applying.

v I claim:

1. A tire casing embodying in its structure cords, each of which having tension members, connected by a relatively thin web portion, said cords being positioned with ture cords, each of which having cable-like members, comprising a pluralit of twisted tension members, connected by a. relatively cords, connected by a relative y thin web thin web portion, said cordsbein posi portion, said cords bein positioned with 10 tioned" with their web portions over apping their web portions over upping and their 5 and their tension members interlocking. tension members interlocking.

'4. A tire casing embod ing in its struc- I ture cords, each of whic having tension WALTER-KLINE. 

